Thousands of parcels destined for Ireland stuck in backlog of trucks at Holyhead

An Post has heard that Holyhead could re-open late Friday or in the early hours of Saturday and a spokeswoman said it would be 'full tilt' for the company then. File picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Consumers have been warned that thousands of parcels may not arrive before Christmas Day due to transport chaos linked to last weekend's Storm Darragh.

The storm caused major infrastructural damage to the port at Holyhead in Wales leaving thousands of parcels stuck in a massive backlog of trucks destined for Ireland.